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Poster for the exhibition Black and White, 1913

Leopold Museum,
Vienna © Family Konrad und Liselotte Lang
Lithograph on paper
100×70.5 cm

Artists

  • Erwin Lang

    (Vienna 1886–1962 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
In 1913 the painter and graphic artist Erwin Lang (1886–1962) acted as co-organizer of the international exhibition Black and White, for which he designed this poster. The venue for the presentation was the Akademischer Verband für Literatur und Musik [Academic Association for Literature and Music] situated at Opernring 19 in Vienna’s 1st district. Aside from this information, the poster features a fanciful architecture comprising various architectural elements, ranging from a Gothic lancet arch to the facade of a modern high-rise building. The central theme of this exhibition of graphic works was the esthetic effect of printing techniques. Erwin Lang won great renown in the medium of woodcuts. The palette, reduced to black and white, as well as the expressive power and simplicity of the line produce distinct reflections and powerful effects.

AK, 2021

Object data

Artist/author
Title
Poster for the exhibition Black and White
Date
1913
Art movement
Hagenbund
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
100×70.5 cm
Signature
Signed in the stone: Lang
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 5367
Inventory access
Accession 2008
Keywords
posterarchitectureadvertisingcollecting/exhibiting products of the fine arts

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Nachlass Erwin Lang, Wien (1962);
Erbe nach Erwin Lang;
Gerd Pichler, Wien (o.D.); (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 2008)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Verkaufsbestätigung vom 22.09.2008

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